San Timoteo, Rome

San Timoteo
Church of Saint Timothy
Chiesa di San Timoteo a Casal Palocco
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41°45′08″N 12°21′22″E
Location	Via Apelle 1, Casal Palocco, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	santimoteo.org
History
Status	titular church
Dedication	Saint Timothy
Consecrated	1970
Architecture
Architect(s)	Luigi Vagnetti[2]
Architectural type	Modern
Groundbreaking	1968
Completed	1970
Specifications
Capacity	800
Floor area	1,400 m^2 (15,000 sq ft)
Tower height	43.25 m (141.9 ft)[1]
Administration
Diocese	Rome

The Church of San Timoteo (Italian: la chiesa di San Timoteo) is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the southwest suburbs of Rome, dedicated to Saint Timothy.^[3][4][5]

History

The church is square in shape with rounded corners and is covered with a pagoda-style roof.^[6] It was built in 1968–70 on land donated by the Società Generale Immobiliare.^[7]

On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.^[8][9]

Cardinal-protectors

• Arlindo Gomes Furtado (2015–present)^[10][11][12]

References

1. "La Chiesa di San Timoteo".
2. "VAGNETTI, Luigi in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it.
3. Mavilio, Stefano (November 16, 2006). Guida all'architettura sacra: Roma, 1945-2005. Electa. ISBN 9788837041410 – via Google Books.
4. "Il nostro San Timoteo". www.santimoteo.org.
5. Macrì, Mara (January 1, 2010). Lo spirito e il fuoco: Un'intervista interrotta, un dialogo che continua... Infanzia, adolescenza e ordinazione di Don Mario Torregrossa. Effata Editrice IT. ISBN 9788874026616 – via Google Books.
6. "BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : San Timoteo".
7. "San Timoteo a Casal Palocco". info.roma.it.
8. "San Timoteo (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
9. "S. Timoteo". GCatholic.
10. "FURTADO Card. Arlindo GOMES". press.vatican.va.
11. "Vatican News (February 14, 2015)". www.archindy.org.
12. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Consistories of the 21st Century". cardinals.fiu.edu.

External links

• Official website